I knew bears were fast. I'd guess your right about it being hard on a trial like that to move out.
Interesting about them not seeing well. Nice to know what your advantages are:)
Becky
If it was really coming after us, I'm not sure how well the horses would keep their wits... heh... I can see the horses leaving us sitting in the trail. Bay says "I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun ~you~"
I really was not that worried about this one. She was 200 yards off, and they won't normally start trouble. It was only slightly unnerving that she appeared to be continuing toward us, when most of the time, they'll run off, long before you ever see them. She stood up and looked at us.